I don't understand this mailing - received from more than one source. I
have never heard of "votes" for people to set up home pages - most people
just do it don't they? Am I right to be suspicious? The other version of
this came from a totally different source and was slightly different. It
would be a very clever Nazi wheeze to get anti-nazi Email addresses
wouldn't it? I have had some of this stuff before when subscribing to a
different discussion line - I would not want it all again - it totally
screws up your Email - millions of infantile messages.
Someone help us here with an explanation.
Mark Baldwin
On Mon, 18 Mar 1996, A.More wrote:
> ----
> Usual Apologies for Cross-Posting
>
> I received this message from a colleague in our Psychology department
> earlier today. I realise that it now contains a huge number of forwarded
> messages, but the issues raised are important ones - please take the
> time to sift through the debris.
>
> As a critical forum it is our responsibility to address issues of
> racism, sexism and other prejudices as best we can, even in the virtual
> spaces of the Internet. Whilst the internet should be a place for free
> speech, there is a limit to that freedom - I don't wish to preach, so
> please read what follows and make up your own minds, I believe the
> requisite action is obvious.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Alan.
>
>
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 11:55:03
> > -0500 From: Murray Enkin <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> > Subject: ACTION REQUIRED: NEO-NAZIS
> >
> > Dear family, friends, and all who are concerned with doing our best to stop
> > neo-naziism now, before it overwhelms us - again.
> >
> > First, what we want you to do, then why.
> >
> > Send an email message to: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Your message should contain only: I vote NO on rec.music.white-power
> >
> > **************************
> >
> > OK, now why. I received the following message from Michael Klein, who
> > received it from Gary Romalis (both of whom we greatly respect for many
> > reasons). It is self explanatory.
> >
> > Please take it very seriously.
> >
> > (We are omitting the long list of names to whom Michael and Gary have
> > already sent this. It is not likely that their lists would seriously
> > overlap with yours. Please send the following message, modified as you see
> > fit, to anyone that you think would want to help. This is not a 'chain
> > letter'; it is deadly serious.)
> >
> > Murray and Eleanor
> >
> > *************************************************
> >
> > Subject: URGENT ACTION REQUIRED
> >
> > March 16, 1996
> >
> > I received this in the mail and thought you should know about it.
> >
> > "Just yesterday B'nai B'rith's annual report ( Canada) on hate and racism
> > located the net as the one source of exploding and uncontrollable
> > dissemination of hate mail.
> >
> > I feel strongly that every NO vote on the formation of a neo-Nazi newsgroup
> > is a public and civilized blow against a pernicious, evil movement. Please
> > vote to affirm society's rejection of neo-Nazis. Please distribute the
> > following message as you deem appropriate.
> >
> > A group of neo-nazis are trying to form a newsgroup on Usenet called
> > rec.music.white-power, so that they can get their message of hate out to
> > young people using the Internet. Newsgroups are public discussion areas on
> >
> > the Internet and their formation requires enough support from the Internet
> > community.
> >
> > EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAS ONE VOTE when it comes to creating a new
> > Usenet group. I hope you will vote NO and thereby tell these Nazis you
> > don't want their stuff on the net. Below is the procedure, please repost my
> > plea and get the NO vote out. This is my personal opinion. If you want
> > to see the official call for votes, you can read in news.group or ask me
> > for a copy of the notice calling for votes. Do _not_ vote twice - that
> > would constitute voting fraud.
> >
> > HOW TO VOTE:
> >
> > Send E-MAIL (posts to a newsgroup are invalid) to:
> >
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > This is an impartial, third-party vote taker.
> >
> > Do not REPLY to THIS message, if you are trying to vote. Please do not
> > assume that just replying to this message will work. Check the address
> > before you mail your vote. Your mail message should contain only one
> > statement:
> >
> > I vote NO on rec.music.white-power
> >
> > I REALLY HOPE YOU VOTE NO!
> >
> > Vote counting is automated. Failure to follow these directions may mean
> > that your vote does not get counted. If you do not receive an
> > acknowledgment of your vote within three days contact the votetaker about
> > the problem. It's your responsibility to make sure your vote is registered
> > correctly.
> >
> > Here's what Canada's George Burdi, of the neo-Nazi Heritage Front, had to
> > say about this vote, on February 21, on his RESISTANCE mailing list:
> >
> > "There is a call for votes
> > coming on rec.music.white-power in the next week
> > or so, and you will be notified in a special issue of
> > RREN exactly what to do. FOLLOW THE
> > INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LETTER. Let me be
> > perfectly blunt and state that we have more than
> > enough "net-nazis" to win this thing hands-down.
> > But every one of you must vote YES! And just
> > voting yes means nothing unless you do it properly.
> > So you have been forewarned. The instructions
> > are coming to your email box soon, and they
> > are not complicated. Just follow them as told,
> > and we will have a WP music newsgroup finally!"
> >
> > If Mr. Burdi's confidence disturbs you, please give this letter the
> > _widest_ possible distribution, and help us deliver the largest NO vote in
> > the history of UseNet.
> >
> > If you would like more detailed information on why you should vote no,
> > check out http://nizkor.almanac.bc.ca - although it should be noted that
> > the Nizkor Project has no connection to this personal plea."
> >
> > Gary Romalis
> >
> > *****************************************************************************
> > Murray W. Enkin, Professor Emeritus Depts of Obstetrics and
> > Gynaecology, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics McMaster University,
> > 1200 Main St. W., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
> >
> >
> >
> > phone: 905 527 1179 fax: 905 577 0471 email: [log in to unmask]
> > ****************************************************************************
> > **
> >
>
>
> --
>
> ______________________________________________________________
>
> Alan More Tel: +44 (0) 1703 592215
> Department of Geography Fax: +44 (0) 1703 593295
> University of Southampton Email: [log in to unmask]
> Highfield, Southampton.
> Hampshire, UK. SO17 1BJ
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